I''ve learned so much from this forum in the past, I'm hoping you all can give me some advice on how to be prepared when you have to travel for business.

I'm currently on a business trip in Louisville. I received an alert on my phone an hour or so ago indicating there was an immediate evacuation/shelter-in-place order just outside of town due to an explosion at a train derailment site. The train was transporting toxic chemicals. This got me thinking and I'm curious how those of you who travel stay prepared.

My question has two parts: 1) in general, how do you prepare and what do you carry while traveling and 2) what game plans do you have in place if you have to evacuate an area when you're far from home?

FYI the alert came from NOAA via my Weatherbug app. Not the type of alerts I usually receive on that app. Is there something better to use for non-weather related emergencies?